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Keweenaw Cup Proceeds to Benefit the Copper Harbor Trails Club
Jan.11, 2010 |
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Proceeds from the second annual Keweenaw Cup, organized by the Red Jacket - Blue Sky Health Cycling Team were presented to the Copper Harbor Trails Club (CHTC) this past weekend. The $1000 check was made possible by the 50 racers who ventured to Copper Harbor this past October under true cyclocross conditions for two-days of down-and-dirty cyclocross racing. The donation would also not have been possible without the generous support of the race sponsors: BlueSky Health, The Bike Shop, Downwind Sports, Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, Keweenaw Trails Services, Computer Mechanix, John Ollila, Copper Island Printing, The Edge Tattoo, and Banjo Brothers Bags. The donation will be used to help construct and maintain the extensive and outstanding network of mountain bike trails constructed by the CHTC.
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Red Jacket - BlueSky Health members Chris Schmidt and John Gershenson present Copper Harbor Trails Association members Arron Rogers, Nelson Sommerfeldt and Tony Schwenn with a check for $1000. Photo: Daily Mining Gazette |
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An established part of the UPCROSS cyclocross series, the Red Jackets plan to continue - and grow - the Keweenaw Cup in 2010.
Additional information available at the Daily Mining Gazette.
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Happy Holidays from the Red Jacket - BlueSky Health Team!
Dec. 23, 2009 |
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Merry Christmas, (belated) Happy Chanukah, and Happy New Year from the members of the Red Jacket - BlueSky Health Cycling Team. We'd also like to thank our spouses, families, and sponsors for another successful year of training and racing.
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Red Jacket - BlueSky Health riders Mark Klein, Dave Watkins, Pat Szubielak, James Bialas, Steve Webber and Bruce Pletka helping provide Christmas cheer at the Salvation Army earlier this month. Photo: Daily Mining Gazette |
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The team is already looking forward to the 2010 season. Wind trainers and rollers have been hauled out of the basement and are back in action, dream bikes are being configured in restless minds and plans are being drawn up for a new team kit. Spring is just around the corner. Isn't it?
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Cyclocross Returns to the Keweenaw!
Oct. 20, 2009 |
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The second annual Keweenaw Cup Cyclocross Race, hosted by the Red Jacket - BlueSky Health Cycling Team kicks off this weekend with the Top of the World Smackdown at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge Saturday afternoon. Racing action concludes on Sunday in Copper Harbor with the Downtown Smackdown. The pair of races, which mark stops four and five in the seven-race UPCROSS series, is expected to draw upwards of 50 racers from across the U.P., Northern Wisconsin and perhaps beyond.
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The opening salvo of the B race in the 2008 Keweenaw Cup |
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Looking to defend their Keweenaw Cup titles are Blu Tenbrink and Amy Michaels. Will the pair be brandishing the Keweenaw Cup tattoos they won in the '08 edition of the race?
With two races on the line this weekend, series point leaders will need to make at least one of the days of racing in order to stay in contention for the UPCROSS title. Leading the way in the men's A division is Tyler Jenema, who holds a slim margin over perennial powerhouse Jeff Juntti and Jesse Bell, who has notched a series a consistent high finishes. Should either Juntti or Jemema falter, Bell could assume the lead. On the women's side, just two points separate Andrea Pernsteiner and Nicole Alexander. The battle is sure to be intense between the pair all weekend long. In the men's B class, Red Jacket Steve Webber is looking for a win for the weekend and to move up from third in the overall standings. Currently, Colby Lash leads the standings in the B class, with Kenny Paterson hot on his tail. Chase Juntti hopes to solidify his lead in the junior class, where he leads a strong Finn Whalen by 6 points.
In addition to plenty of intense cyclocross racing action, there's no shortage of things to do in Copper Harbor this weekend. Following Saturday's races, there will be a pasta dinner at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge to benefit the Copper Harbor Trails Club followed by music by Andy Laglois and, later in the evening, by the Black Flies. A Sunday morning breakfast buffet at the Lodge will give racers an opportunity to refuel in advance of the Downtown Hoedown.
Come up and watch! Come up and race! Full details on the Keweenaw Cup at www.keweenawcup.com.
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Wendel Podiums, Keweenaw Represents at Al Quaal
Oct. 08, 2009 |
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Race number two of the UPCROSS series saw 11 riders from the Keweenaw test their cx skills. Of the 11, 7 were sporting Red Jacket - BlueSky Health colors and the rest were made honary Red Jackets for day. The Al Quaal course featured a hair-raising descent, a log slalom course, steep runup, sand trap, pair of barriers, grass and pavement: in short, everything a good 'cross race needs. Except for miserable weather that is, and the Mother Nature might be delivering a dose of that to Marquette for this week's race.
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James Bialas trying to hide the pain. |
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Sole racer in the female class was Tammi Lehto, who finished the day in 6th. In the B race, Caleb Wendel led the team with a strong 3rd place finish. James Bialas (6th) and Steve Webber (9th) weren't far behind. Chris Lehto finished 15th and Bruce Harvey 22nd. Mark Klein was the only Red Jacket to start the A race, and finished 12th in the extremely competitive division.
Up next for the team is round number three of the UPCROSS series this weekend at the Fit Strip in Marquette.
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